UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies
Question 104: International Relations and Current Affairs
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I A. Harold Pinter B. Jacques Diouf C. Jose Manuel Barroso D. Raymond Lafitte List-II 1. Director-General, FAO 2. President, European Commission 3. World Bank appointed expert for adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project 4. Litterateur
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Harold Pinter was a British playwright and litterateur who won the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature. Jacques Diouf was Director-General of the FAO. Jose Manuel Barroso became President of the European Commission in 2004. Raymond Lafitte was the neutral expert appointed through the World Bank to rule on the Baglihar hydel project dispute. That gives A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3.
- A. Harold Pinter was a litterateur (4).
- B. Jacques Diouf was Director-General, FAO (1).
- C. Barroso was President of the European Commission (2).
- D. Lafitte was the Baglihar expert (3).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Gives Diouf the Baglihar role and Lafitte the FAO post; swapped.
- (b) Correct: Pinter-Litterateur, Diouf-FAO, Barroso-European Commission, Lafitte-Baglihar expert.
- (c) Gives Pinter the European Commission; wrong.
- (d) Gives Pinter the European Commission and Lafitte the FAO post; wrong.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.